Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Trailblazers in Black History: Esther Afua Ocloo

 
Esther Afua Ocloo was a Ghanaian entrepreneur and pioneer of microlending, a program of making small loans in order to stimulate businesses.

She was one of the founders of Women's World Banking in 1976, with Michaela Walsh and Ela Bhatt. Ocloo served as its first chair of trustees. She received the 1990 African Prize for Leadership and numerous other honors for her work on behalf of economic empowerment of women and families. She was a member of Unity Worldwide Ministries.

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